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Rise of lslam/West Africa

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  • Q1
    What group was responsible for the end of the Umayyad Empire
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    Abbasids
    Ottomans
    The British
    Mughals
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  • Q2
    How did both kingdoms become so wealthy?
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    As a result of their location on the Atlantic
    As a result of trade
    As a result of arts and culture
    As a result of good farmland
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  • Q3
    Around which city was most of the gold located?
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    Tripoli
    Ghat
    Alexandria
    Djenne
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  • Q4
    What was a major reason that both prospered as trading centers?
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    Most of the people in both had converted to Islam.
    Both had coastlines.
    Both were well located to the gold and salt mines.
    Both were cultural centers.
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  • Q5
    Which of the following did Ghana and Mali NOT have in common?
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    They both had good farmland.
    They were both Islamic learning centers.
    They both grew wealthy through trade.
    They were both in West Africa?
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  • Q6
    Most of the salt deposits were located near which city?
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    Djenne
    Taghaza
    Marrakech
    Gao
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  • Q7
    What Islamic leader came after Muhammad?
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    Abu Bakr
    Constantinople
    Abd al-Rahman III
    Shah Ismail
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  • Q8
    How long did the Umayyad Empire last?
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    229 years
    194 years
    89 years
    136 years
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  • Q9
    When did Muhammad begin preaching against polytheism?
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    570
    632
    622
    613
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  • Q10
    Founder of the religion of Islam
    Timbuktu
    Timbuktu
    Mohammad
    Timbuktu
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  • Q11
    The holy book for Muslims, believed to be the word of god.
    Sunni
    Quran
    Muslims
    Arabesques
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  • Q12
    The Muslim doctor from Spain, who created many surgical techniques still used today.
    Commodity
    Shia
    Griot
    Al-Zahrawi
    20s
  • Q13
    A Muslim type of art that is made of winding stems and floral designs.
    Timbuktu
    Quran
    Mohammad
    Arabesques
    20s
  • Q14
    Followers of the religion of Islam
    Quran
    Al-Zahrawi
    Muslims
    Arabesques
    20s
  • Q15
    This group of Muslims believe that the caliph should be related to Muhammad
    Shia
    Muslims
    Commodity
    Arabesques
    20s

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